Bibliograph

Rice, noodles, and watermelon, Maralie Akers

Type

Label

Rice, noodles, and watermelon, Maralie Akers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rice, noodles, and watermelon

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Maralie Akers

Summary

"Do you know that you have something people all over the world want "your language?" began a radio announcement that would be a life-changing experience for Maralie Akers, a middle-aged high school teacher with empty nest syndrome. Two summers teaching English to Chinese English teachers gave opportunity to see Chinese life in both a rural and urban setting, along with a unique teaching curriculum and dialogue with young adult students. Akers felt a call of God to go to the country she had dreamed off for years and live in a cultural setting unlike her American South home. Rice, Noodles, and Watermelon recounts the differences in the rice belt, wheat belt, and the favorite summer food of all, Chinese

Target audience

adult

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